An award-winning story of love, friendship, and the power of human connection. Kohei Araki believes that a dictionary is a boat to carry us across the sea of words. But after thirty-seven years of creating dictionaries, it's time for him to retire and find his replacement.
He discovers a kindred spirit in Mitsuya Majime—a young, disheveled square peg with a penchant for collecting antiquarian books and a background in linguistics—whom he swipes from his company's sales department. Along with an energetic, if reluctant, new recruit and an elder linguistics scholar, Majime is tasked with a career-defining accomplishment: completing The Great Passage, a comprehensive 2,900-page tome of the Japanese language.
On his journey, Majime discovers friendship, romance, and an incredible dedication to his work, inspired by the words that connect us all.
Format |
Häftad |
Omfång |
222 sidor |
Språk |
Engelska |
Förlag |
Amazon Publishing |
Utgivningsdatum |
2017-06-01 |
ISBN |
9781477823071 |